King Edward the Confessor

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King
gptkbp:associatedWith Saints
Royal_patronage
gptkbp:birthYear 1003
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:contribution Anglo-Saxon_law_reforms
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Feudalism
Literature and art
Stability_in_England
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_English_monarchy
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Symbol of piety and kingship
gptkbp:deathYear 1066
gptkbp:diedIn False
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:famousFor Piety and religious devotion
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ethelred_the_Unready
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:historical_analysis Historians' perspectives
gptkbp:historicalContext Pre-Norman_Conquest_England
gptkbp:historicalEvent Coronation ceremony
gptkbp:historicalFigures Anglo-Saxon_history
gptkbp:historicalImpact Transition to Norman rule
gptkbp:historicalLegacy gptkb:Saint_Edward_the_Confessor
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Middle Ages
Chronicles of his reign
Varied_scholarly_views
gptkbp:historicalRole gptkb:Unifier_of_England
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Writs and charters
Last_Anglo-Saxon_king_of_England
Canonized_by_the_Catholic_Church
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Edward the Confessor
gptkbp:influencedBy Norman culture
gptkbp:influenceOn Subsequent_English_kings
gptkbp:insuranceAccepted Devout
gptkbp:knownFor Building Westminster Abbey
gptkbp:legacy Canonization as a saint
gptkbp:marriageDate 1045
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Emma_of_Normandy
gptkbp:nickname The Confessor
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Stability in the realm
gptkbp:politicalPosition Viking invasions
Norman nobles
Foundation for future monarchs
Diplomacy_with_Normandy
gptkbp:politicalRole Mediator between factions
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Harthacnut
gptkbp:reign 24 years
1066-04-03
gptkbp:reignEnd 1066
gptkbp:reignStart 1042
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:reputation Just and fair ruler
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Norman_Conquest
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_of_Wessex
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Harold_II_of_England
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England